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“Science is proving what we’ve always intuitively known: nature does good things to the human brain—it makes us healthier, happier, and smarter.” — David Gessner, Nature Writer

Emotional care feels less “clinical” when we are in the great outdoors. Resetting our emotional compasses helps us navigate life with more confidence and care.

Does it get results?

Trailtalk is measuring its impact on our client’s emotional health.

We want to know if our therapylite® model of care is effective so we are improving our tracking system, joining an evidenced based research study, and adding in follow up measurements at 6 week intervals.

Our easy to complete IPAD questionnaires will help us evaluate how we are doing to help you.

We use the YOQ and OQ measurement tools created by Dr. Burlingame. See these links to understand how Trailtalk is measuring our own performance in order to improve our client’s lives.

What are OQ Measures?
Dr. Burlingame discusses Closing the Research to Practice Gap with Steven Van Wagoner, Molyn Leszcz and Scott Rutan

Evidence Informed Care

Play Outside: The Healing Power of Nature

October 24, 2020

This month, we look to nature to find joy, solace, solutions, comfort, and more. Our team of therapists reviewed and chose …

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COVID-19: National PTSD Screening Programme ‘Urgently Needed’

July 22, 2020

COVID-19: National PTSD Screening Programme ‘Urgently Needed’

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Anxiety, Depression Can Be Eased with 150 Minutes of Exercise a Week

June 10, 2020

Researchers say exercising for 150 minutes a week can help ease mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. They …

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For Veterans, Outdoor Therapy Could Become Law

May 28, 2020

A bill introduced to Congress on May 1 could make outdoor recreation an official treatment option for veterans suffering from …

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Why Walking Matters—Now More Than Ever

April 20, 2020

Why does walking make us feel good? We all know that a satisfying stroll changes our outlook. Perhaps we realize …

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Why some practitioners of walk-and-talk therapy think it is especially helpful for teens

June 13, 2019

“(Patients) welcome the humanizing effect of taking therapy outdoors and are typically hoping to multitask by incorporating their therapy session …

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Lack Of Sunshine In Winter Can Trigger Potentially Dangerous Mental Health Issues, Doctors Say

January 18, 2019

The lack of sunshine in the winter increases the risk for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — a form of depression. …

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Hate the Idea of Going to Therapy? Do it While You Run

January 9, 2019

Another therapist grasps the Trailtalk concept with outdoor therapy and is featured in Runner’s World.  

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Scottish Doctors Are Now Issuing Prescriptions to Go Hiking

January 4, 2019

BY JUSTIN HOUSMAN | OCTOBER 22, 2018 It just so happens that doctors are increasingly starting to realize time spent outdoors can …

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Science Agrees: Nature is Good For You

April 10, 2018

Check out this curated source of articles with a brief introduction to the science of Forest Therapy: – ​A curated …

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Want to be more creative? Go for a walk.

March 30, 2018

When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to …

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What Your Therapist Doesn’t Know

August 2, 2017

Big Data has transformed everything from sports to politics to education. It could transform mental-health treatment, too—if only psychologists would …

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The Nature Cure

July 28, 2017

Why some doctors are writing prescriptions for time outdoors… The first time J. Phoenix Smith told me that soil has healing …

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This Is Your Brain on Nature

January 16, 2017

When we get closer to nature—be it untouched wilderness or a backyard tree—we do our overstressed brains a favor…

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How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain

November 14, 2016

A walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the process, change the workings of our brains in …

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It’s Time for Doctors to Prescribe Outdoor Therapy

October 24, 2016

Here is more supporting evidence that being outside has positive psychological and physiological benefits from Outside Magazine.   “Studies have …

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Books by Richard Louv that explain how nature heals.

April 16, 2016

This selection of books explains how nature helps heal.

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Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature

June 30, 2015

A Stanford-led study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression Feeling down? …

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Taking A Walk In Nature Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Mood All Day

September 23, 2014

When you’re feeling a deluge of negative emotions, you know that it can be helpful to “walk it off.” And …

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Wilderness therapy as a treatment

October 1, 2007

The Journal of Mental Health Counseling explores wilderness therapy as a treatment modality for at-risk youth: a primer for mental …

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Is Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?

September 21, 2005

This article on goodtherapy.org explores how outdoors (ecotherapy) can help veterans overcome PTSD. September 21, 2015 • By Abbie Hausermann, …

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